KillrEel

[Cooter]

Got one coming in the mail, wanted to know what you guys use for leaders on them and what kind of retrieve you've had luck with. Also, do they always run with the hooks pointed towards the surface? Thanks.

[AWH]

I'm not the guy to ask on how to work them as I'm still trying to perfect that myself. The hooks are on the bottom of the bait on your retrieve. They're a pretty erratic bait. My only problem with them has been that they like to turn upside down on me. But then maybe that's nothing to worry about.

Aaron

[bigbritt]

it is a great bait, use quick snaps of the rod and it really moves great. pause it a few times also. the more erratic, the better. even if it ends up rotating upside down once or twice, no problem it will correct itsef and not a big deal anyway. the hooks should normally be on the bottom though, not always on top. softer pulls get it to swing side to side really well also. not a hard bait to use. one thing is to use a f-carbon leader. 80+#. you can get them at thorne bros. little more flex in the leader compared to a wire or multi strand. i really like it cause it seems to get slow or un-interested fish in the mood. got fish to move with this bait when nothing else seemed to be what they wanted.

[AWH]

I forgot to answer your leader question...I'm using 80 pound fluorocarbon as well. I make my own, so I can make them any length that I want. But I've been using ones that are about 15". I don't know that the length of the leader will effect the action at all.

[Brian Jones]

Make sure you sharpen the hooks good!! The fish miss them alot with the crazy action. The 8 inch takes more work than the 13 inch and I wish they had another hook or two in them.

[Jim Hudson]

I can say they are a good bait and something people should look at putting in their musky arsenal... On a couple occasions this year, this was the only bait that would move fish and hook them up.

I also use a fluro leader in 80lb Vanish. My usual retrieve is a walk the dog motion with the bait, short down snaps and giving the lure some "controlled slack" to allow for a full side to side motion... Snap...Snap... Snap... PAUSE.. and so on... and if you see a fish follow, increase your speed of the cadence... Recently I have come to love working the bait as such over weed flats....

Pretty easy bait to use.. But yes sometimes the bait will roll, but I usually have that problem with most jerk baits at times, still need some more work on the jerks...

Good luck on the new bait, I am sure you will be happy with it. Another great soft plastic for the esox crowd.

[Random guy]

Kilr Eels are a awsome skinny water bait, I seem to use them in alot of the over the tops of weeds situations that I used to use suicks for. Nothing wrong with a suick but the Kilr Eeel seems to have a crazy out of control action that trigger educated fish, one thing I have also noticed is that musky absolutely inhale the eels.

I try to get the eel to roll every now and then, crippled baitfish roll when they are on there last leg why not a thermo nuke orange and neon glow green with black striped dying eel, ya know keep it naturaul with the death roll.